COMMON GOOD ATLANTA INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
COMMON GOOD ATLANTA INC (EIN 47-4760258)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-05-13
IRS object ID
202131339349202923
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-05-13T16:58:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN821870477PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHARON C MCKELVEY CPA LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityDECATURCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30030ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN474760258EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMON GOOD ATLANTABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4043140360PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1255 MATHEWS AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityATLANTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30307ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLYNDA ROBERTSPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARY TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4043140360PhoneNum
Signature2021-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstLYNDAPersonFirstNm
Person LastROBERTSPersonLastNm
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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSHARON C MCKELVEYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00194627PTIN
Phone6788104000PhoneNum
Preparation2021-05-13PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.COMMONGOODATLANTA.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$93,058GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$93,058ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue$93,058TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$21,786SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$36,016FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$4,934PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$18,424OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$81,160TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$11,898ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$72,548NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$84,446NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$72,548BOYAmt
EOY$84,446EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$72,548BOYAmt
EOY$84,446EOYAmt

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BOY$72,548BOYAmt
EOY$84,446EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeCOMMON GOOD ATLANTA PROVIDES INCARCERATED PEOPLE WITH BROAD, DEMOCRATIC ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION SO THEY CAN DEVELOP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH THEMSELVES AND THE SOCIETAL FORCES AT WORK AROUND THEM.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomCOMMON GOOD ATLANTA PROVIDES INCARCERATED PEOPLE WITH BROAD, DEMOCRATIC ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION SO THEY CAN DEVELOP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH THEMSELVES AND THE SOCIETAL FORCES AT WORK AROUND THEM.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$64,966ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$64,966TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
JOHN SPARROW
PRESIDENT5.00$0
PAUL PENDERGRASS
VICE PRESIDE5.00$0
LYNDA ROBERTS
SECRETARY TR5.00$0
MARY CAMPBELL JENKINS
BOARD MEMBER2.00$0
TARIQ BAIYINA
ALUMNI LEADE2.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLYNDA ROBERTSPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityATLANTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4043140360PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$93,713CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$93,058CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$186,771TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$93,713CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$93,058CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$186,771TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$186,771PublicSupportTotal170Amt
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Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ2020 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: CGA'S 2020 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: CLEMENTE PROGRAM CGA OFFERED THE CLEMENTE COURSE FOR THE HUMANITIES, A COLLEGE COURSE ACCREDITED BY BARD COLLEGE, IN TWO OF GEORGIA'S STATE PRISONS (ONE FEMALE, ONE MALE) CGA OFFERED AN ADDITIONAL PROGRAM IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE IN 2020, CGA OFFERED COLLEGE PREP COURSES AT A 3RD PRISON IN GEORGIA. THE CLEMENTE COURSE PROGRAM WILL BEGIN AT THIS STATE PRISON IN 2021. COURSES INCLUDED: LITERATURE, ART HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, HISTORY, AND WRITING APPROXIMATELY 80 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE CLEMENTE COURSE PROGRAMS DURING 2020 THIRTY-ONE INCARCERATED STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM WITH OTHERS CONTINUING TO WORK TOWARD GRADUATION TWO FORMERLY INCARCERATED STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THIS PROGRAM CGA WITH GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY CGA SERVES AS THE COMMUNITY PARTNER FOR A PROGRAM IN ONE OF GEORGIA'S LONG-TERM STATE PRISONS IN WHICH THE PARTICIPANTS ARE OFFICIALLY ENROLLED AS GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN 2020, 18 INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM TAKING ACCREDITED COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES EARNING GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY CREDITS ALUMNI ADVISORY BOARD CREATED AND PROCURED INDEPENDENT FUNDING FOR AN ALUMNI ADVISORY BOARD CONSISTING OF 35 ALUMNI RELEASED FROM PRISON.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16EXPENSES ADVERTISING 3,122 OFFICE 982 PAYROLL SYSTEM 180 SOFTWARE 1,002 WEBSITE 192 TRAVEL 400 INSURANCE 2,769 ALUMNI BOARD 954 BANK CHARGES 912 BOARD EXPENSES 600 BOOKS 4,787 CHROMEBOOK 534 CLASSROOM EXPENSE 591 FELLOWSHIP 1,333 MARTA - TRANSPORTATION 66 TOTAL 18,424
FORM 990-EZ, PART IIICOMMON GOOD ATLANTA PROVIDES INCARCERATED PEOPLE WITH BROAD, DEMOCRATIC ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION SO THEY CAN DEVELOP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH THEMSELVES AND THE SOCIETAL FORCES AT WORK AROUND THEM.

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanationGrp (5 entries)

JOHN SPARROW
PAUL PENDERGRASS
LYNDA ROBERTS
MARY CAMPBELL JENKINS
TARIQ BAIYINA

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